1959 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
LJ-2
successLittle Joe | LJ-2
The Little Joe 2 was a suborbital test flight of the Mercury space capsule, carrying the rhesus monkey Sam close to the edge of space. He was sent to test the space equipment and the adverse effects of space on humans.
Overview
- Date / time
- December 4, 1959 at 04:20 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Area 1
- Mission
- LJ-2
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Orbit achieved
- Suborbital